India, March 26 -- Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP) Pimpri constituency MLA Anna Bansode was on Wednesday elected unopposed as the deputy speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Bansode is the 22nd deputy speaker of the assembly.

Three term MLA from Pimpri in Pune district, before entering politics, he used to run a paan shop. He was elected as a corporator in the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation in 1997 and 2002, also serving as the standing committee chairman.

Bansode was the only nominee in the race for the post after the election for it was announced on Monday.

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis moved the motion of the appointment of Bansode as deputy speaker.

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